Role Scientist Name Georges Charpy | Nationality French Education Ecole Polytechnique | |
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Born Georges Augustin Albert Charpy1 September 1865Oullins, Rhone, France ( 1865-09-01 ) Institutions Ecole Monge (1887), Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris (1920), Ecole Polytechnique (1922) Died November 25, 1945, Paris, France Fields |
Georges Charpy, full name Georges Augustin Albert Charpy (1 September 1865 – 25 November 1945) was the French scientist who created the Charpy impact test. He attended École Polytechnique from 1885 to 1887 and graduated with a degree in Marine Artillery. In 1887 he became a professor at École Monge. In 1892 he published his physics thesis. In 1920 he became a professor of metallurgy at École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris. In 1922 he became the professor of general chemistry at École Polytechnique.
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